(A) Private property defined. Private property is defined as any property that is not a dedicated public right-of-way.
(B) Unauthorized parking prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle, house trailer, one, two or three wheel trailers, tractor trailer or any other type of motorized or nonmotorized conveyance ordinarily pulled or attached to a motor vehicle, on any private property without the express or implied consent or authorization of the owner, holder, occupant, lessee, agent or trustee of such property. A complaint for the violation of this section shall be made by the owner, holder, occupant, lessee, agent or trustee of such property to the County Sheriff’s Department.
(C) Parking on public roadways and other public property when such creates a hazard prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle, house trailer, one, two or three wheel trailers, tractor trailer or any other type of motorized or non- motorized conveyance ordinarily pulled or attached to a motor vehicle on any public highway or other public property where such parking constitutes a hazard or danger to the public using such highway or other public property. This includes areas where parking is prohibited by signs, on bridges, on the traveled portion of roadways, near fire hydrants, where they block traffic signs from the view of motorists using the highway, where they block the view of oncoming traffic, and any other places where the parked vehicle interferes with traffic on the highway or constitutes a hazard or creates a dangerous condition. A complaint for the violation of this section may be made by any person seeing such violation to the County Sheriff’s Department.
(D) Complaints. A complaint for violation of this section shall be made on the form prescribed by the County Sheriff and signed by the complainant. The vehicle shall be ticketed for a violation of this section.
(E) Towing. If, in the opinion of the investigating officer, the illegal parking of the vehicle is causing an emergency situation by preventing proper ingress or egress of any foot or vehicular traffic from a parking lot or is preventing free movement of traffic on the public roadway or private property, or the record shows that the vehicle has had prior citations for violations of this section, the investigating officer may direct the vehicle to be removed immediately.
(F) Towing illegally parked vehicles on business property. The investigating officer may direct the vehicle to be removed immediately if:
(1) The illegally parked vehicle is in a parking lot used for retail establishments, professional offices, a house of worship or a public building; and
(2) All vehicular entrances to the parking lot have signs posed prohibiting such unauthorized parking, in a form prescribed by the County Highway Department.
(G) Towing illegally parked for over four hours after ticketed. The investigating officer may also direct the removal of the vehicle if the vehicle remains illegally parked for more than four hours after the vehicle was ticketed for parking in violation of this section.
(H) Removal of illegally parked vehicle. An investigating officer who directs the removal of an illegally parked vehicle under this section shall arrange for the same to be removed by a reputable towing company and placed in a reputable storage or parking facility.
(Ord. 96-14-CM, passed 2-20-96) Penalty, see § 70.99